Pareu
human history
Pareu. Dance skirt. Woven in check from kiriau (hibiscus fibre). Golden natural colour. Designed to wrap around the waist and tied with the two braided ties attached at each end. Curved shape when opened out and laid flat. Decorative use of shells glued towards one side of the pareu.
Accession number: 1972.97 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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Waist garment (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- Cook Islands
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1972.97
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30 May 1972
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45470.2 (ethnology)
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- Display Room
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